Medicare’s controversial new prescription drug program has been taken to court.
A federal district judge has ruled that federal courts have no authority to order the continuation of existing drug benefits to people with Medicare who are losing Medicaid drug coverage. Robert M. Hayes, president of the Medicare Rights Center and one of the plaintiffs in the case, said the health and safety of the nation’s oldest, poorest and frailest Americans “rests squarely with the Bush Administration.” (Medical News Today)
I’ve written about the confusion and anger caused by the new drug program. See the Medicare category. I predict that the program will continue to be challenged in courts as more and more beneficiaries and providers are adversely affected by the plan.
